Abstract
Kalyani Thakur Charal is a cyclonic Dalit feminist and social activist. She wants to be known as a Dalit womanist who believes that writing is an act of resistance. She has four collections of poems, one autobiography and three collections of essays. She edits a cultural magazine, Nir. Her works are translated into English and many of them are on University syllabuses.This interview is the outcome of the meetings we have in Kolkata in last four months. The interview was originally conducted in Bangla.
Highlights
Kalyani Thakur Charal is a cyclonic Dalit feminist and social activist. She wants to be known as a Dalit womanist who believes that writing is an act of resistance
She has four collections of poems, one autobiography and three collections of essays. She edits a cultural magazine, Nir. Her works are translated into English and many of them are on University syllabuses
Have you read any of the work of the Tamil Dalit writer Bama?
Summary
Kalyani Thakur Charal is a cyclonic Dalit feminist and social activist. I have read some translated works and few books in English. There is one particular edition which contains writings of Dalit women of other regional languages of India apart from Bengali.
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